German trapped himself in his own home for TWO DAYS after DIY bodge... and had to tunnel out of his neighbour's house

A German man who fancied himself as a bit of a DIY expert ended up walling himself in his own cellar and had to tunnel through a brick wall to escape via a neighbour’s house.

The man, 64, intended to seal off his cellar to save on heating bills - but was on the WRONG side of his wall when the last cemented brick was slotted into place at his home in Gumperda near Leipzig.

'Whoops, you might say,' said police spokesman.

He was trapped in his man-made dungeon for two days before deciding to use a jackhammer on the wall leading to his neighbour‘s home.

Do-h IY: A German man managed to trap himself in his house in Gumperda, near Leipzig, for two days

But he had been feuding with his neighbours for months.

As the hammer bit through the last bits of concrete and plaster the pensioner emerged through the hole into the arms of waiting police who are now considering disturbance of the peace and damages charges against him.

It remains unclear why he didn‘t demolish the wall he had already built but police suspect he was too proud of his creation to destroy it.